Baltimore County Police Chief Hyatt responds to FOP Lodge 4 letter seeking her removal

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Police Department Chief Melissa Hyatt on Monday night issued a response to a letter from the Fraternal Order of Police seeking her removal. After their meeting on Monday night, members of FOP Lodge 4 sent a letter to Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski stating that they had lost confidence in Chief Hyatt and requesting that she be […]

Citing ‘loss of confidence,’ Baltimore County police union seeks removal of Chief Hyatt

UPDATE: Chief Hyatt has issued a response to FOP Lodge 4’s letter. Original story below… ——— TOWSON, MD—A local police union is seeking to oust the chief of police. On Monday evening, the Baltimore County Fraternal Order of Police met in Timonium and voted to seek the removal of Chief Melissa Hyatt. In a letter to Baltimore County Executive Johnny […]

FOOD TRUCKS: Perry Hall, White Marsh, Rosedale, Long Green lineups for week of May 23 announced

NOTTINGHAM, MD—The local foot truck event lineups for the week of May 23, 2022 have been announced. White Marsh VFC Food Truck Tuesdays WMVFC’s Food Truck Tuesdays will be held 4 – 8 p.m. every Tuesday. The lineup for Tuesday, May 24 is as follows: Conrad’s Food Truck BuckNGrill Love.Crust.Pizza Crossroads Bakery & Bistro Top Nach BMORE Boss Burger LLC […]

Governor Hogan calls on Comptroller Franchot to minimize impact of scheduled summer gas tax increase

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Ahead of the summer travel season, Governor Larry Hogan on Monday called on Comptroller Peter Franchot to immediately take steps to halt or minimize the impact of the legislative gas tax increase that his office is scheduled to announce in the coming days. Under legislation passed by the General Assembly in 2013, the Comptroller announces gas tax increases on […]

Police: Megabus driver swerved to avoid striking another vehicle prior to I-95 crash that injured dozens

KINGSVILLE, MD—Maryland State Police are continuing to investigate a bus crash in which more than two dozen people were injured on Sunday in Baltimore County. At just before 7 a.m. on Sunday morning, troopers from the Maryland State Police JFK Memorial Highway Barrack responded to southbound Interstate 95 near Kingsville for a report of a bus that overturned. According to […]

2022 ‘Click It or Ticket’ seat belt enforcement initiative begins May 23

WASHINGTON, DC—The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced the launch of the annual Click It or Ticket national seat belt enforcement mobilization with the goal of reminding drivers that seat belts save lives. Special enforcement efforts will take place May 23 – June 5, during which state and local law enforcement agencies across the country will be issuing tickets […]

Gas prices jump for fifth straight week

NOTTINGHAM, MD—For the fifth straight week, the nation’s average gas price has gone up, rising 11.0 cents from a week ago to $4.57 per gallon on Monday according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is up 45.4 cents from a month ago and […]